5/18
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Why mandated nurse-to-patient ratios have become one of the most controversial ideas in health care
Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing said that mandated nurse-to-patient ratios result in fewer complications, infections, and injuries, as well as lower mortality rates.
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Can hiring women police officers make communities safer?
Vice President Maureen Rush of Public Safety, one of the first 100 women to join Philadelphia’s police department, spoke about the role of women in law enforcement.
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Penn honors celebrated avant-garde composer George Crumb with concert series
Composer and former faculty member George Crumb’s 90th birthday was celebrated with a concert series at the Annenberg Center.
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Learn how blockchain works at cryptocurrency mining exhibit in University City
Doctoral candidate Zane Cooper and Kyle Cassidy of the Annenberg School for Communication collaborated on a multimedia exhibit exploring cryptocurrency mining in Iceland.
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China’s multiple crises
Jacques deLisle of the Law School and the School of Arts and Sciences joined a conversation about pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong and about U.S.-China relations during the ongoing trade war.
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What is race? It isn’t skin color, as some young people are learning
PIK Professor Sarah Tishkoff gave a guest lecture at a New Jersey private school about the social construction of race as a biological category. “I feel like we have to talk about it because if we don’t, it’s just going to promote misunderstanding,” she said.
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Philly ‘Host Home’ program aims to slash LGBTQ youth homelessness, shelter costs
Recent alum and President’s Engagement Prize winner Brendan Taliaferro was highlighted for his Host Home program, which connects young LGBTQ people experiencing homelessness with volunteer households and social workers.
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Not over the hill: ‘Design With Nature,’ Ian McHarg’s landmark book of ecological design turns 50
Bill Whitaker of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design spoke about Penn landscape architect Ian McHarg’s influence on ecological design and city planning. “He realized that people paid attention when you had scientific information and you had hard facts,” said Whitaker.
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A thousand new homes are planned next to Graffiti Pier
Dan Garofalo of the sustainability office commented on a proposal for a new housing development near Port Richmond. The project has been critiqued for the stark appearance of its proposed ground-floor parking garages. However, Garofalo notes, the garages’ walls currently are set to face a row of warehouses. “Maybe in 10 years we’ll see a developer come in, take these old warehouses, and put something else there. It’s incumbent upon you to think of the future.”
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Who owns the moon?
Claire Finkelstein of the Law School said sales of moon acreage by the self-appointed “acting president of the Galactic Government” are “fraudulent,” according to the 1967 Outer Space Treaty. However, the treaty, which designates the moon as global commons, is in real danger. “There are serious threats,” she said, “on the part of countries, to appropriate outer space.”